曼哈顿对综合推理的评价
<p> <span word="What">What</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Integrated">Integrated</span> <span word="Reasoning">Reasoning</span> (<span word="IR">IR</span>)?<span word="IR">IR</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span>, 30-<span word="minute">minute</span> <span word="section">section</span> <span word="thats">thats</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="replace">replace</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Issue">Issue</span> <span word="Essay">Essay</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="June">June</span> 5. <span word="No">No</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="GMAT">GMAT</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="affected">affected</span>. <span word="IR">IR</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="separate">separate</span> <span word="scoreit">scoreit</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="factor">factor</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> 200-800 <span word="score">score</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="about">about</span>. <span word="Moreover">Moreover</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="IR">IR</span> <span word="score">score</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="relatively">relatively</span> <span word="unimportant">unimportant</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="admissions">admissions</span> <span word="process">process</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="Why">Why</span>? <span word="The">The</span> 200-800 <span word="score">score</span> (<span word="together">together</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="undergrad">undergrad</span> <span word="GPA">GPA</span>) <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pretty">pretty</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="predictor">predictor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="first">first</span>-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="grades">grades</span>. <span word="Thats">Thats</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="GMAT">GMAT</span> <span word="existsto">existsto</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="admissions">admissions</span> <span word="committees">committees</span> <span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="handle">handle</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="academic">academic</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="school">school</span>. <span word="Decades">Decades</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 200-800 <span word="score">score</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="brand">brand</span>-<span word="new">new</span> <span word="section">section</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="GMAT">GMAT</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="separate">separate</span> <span word="score">score</span>. <span word="How">How</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="admissions">admissions</span> <span word="committees">committees</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="score">score</span>? <span word="Theyll">Theyll</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="youa">youa</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="isnt">isnt</span> <span word="calibrated">calibrated</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="theres">theres</span> <span word="absolutely">absolutely</span> <span word="zero">zero</span> <span word="history">history</span>. <span word="Right">Right</span> <span word="now">now</span>, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="impossible">impossible</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="examine">examine</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="IR">IR</span> <span word="scores">scores</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="academic">academic</span> <span word="performance">performance</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="b">b</span>-<span word="school">school</span>. <span word="Theres">Theres</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hypothesis">hypothesis</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="correlate">correlate</span>. <span word="So">So</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="section">section</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="interesting">interesting</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="designed">designed</span>, <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="overstress">overstress</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="wont">wont</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="IR">IR</span> <span word="score">score</span>. <span word="Plus">Plus</span>, <span word="Integrated">Integrated</span> <span word="Reasoning">Reasoning</span> <span word="tests">tests</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="core">core</span> <span word="skills">skills</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="GMAT">GMAT</span>! <span word="By">By</span> <span word="preparing">preparing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="GMAT">GMAT</span> <span word="Quant">Quant</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Verbal">Verbal</span>, <span word="youre">youre</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="prep">prep</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="IR">IR</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="GMAT">GMAT</span>?<span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="June">June</span> 2 (<span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="GMAT">GMAT</span>), <span word="take">take</span> <span word="it">it</span>! <span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="bother">bother</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="section">section</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span>? <span word="For">For</span> 99.99% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="folks">folks</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Issue">Issue</span> <span word="Essay">Essay</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="easier">easier</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="Integrated">Integrated</span> <span word="Reasoning">Reasoning</span>. <span word="Schools">Schools</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="valid">valid</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="GMAT">GMAT</span> <span word="scores">scores</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 5 <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="youre">youre</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="June">June</span> 2 <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="GMAT">GMAT</span> (<span word="the">the</span> <span word="Quant">Quant</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Verbal">Verbal</span> <span word="sections">sections</span>), <span word="then">then</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="means">means</span>, <span word="go">go</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span>. <span word="Popular">Popular</span> <span word="locations">locations</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="slots">slots</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="fill">fill</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="wont">wont</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="section">section</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="live">live</span>, <span word="youll">youll</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="fine">fine</span>! <span word="All">All</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="preparation">preparation</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="youre">youre</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="now">now</span> (<span word="or">or</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="June">June</span> 5) <span word="will">will</span> <span word="apply">apply</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="GMAT">GMAT</span>. <span word="Youll">Youll</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="additional">additional</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="IR">IR</span> <span word="specifically">specifically</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="June">June</span> 5, <span word="itll">itll</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="full">full</span> 20 <span word="days">days</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="receive">receive</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="scores">scores</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="schedule">schedule</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="test">test</span>. <span word="Whats">Whats</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="IR">IR</span>?<span word="Integrated">Integrated</span> <span word="Reasoning">Reasoning</span> <span word="emphasizes">emphasizes</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="topics">topics</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="expense">expense</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="topics">topics</span>: <span word="Emphasis">Emphasis</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Percents">Percents</span>, <span word="Statistics">Statistics</span>, <span word="Reading">Reading</span> <span word="Comprehension">Comprehension</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="on">on</span>. <span word="DE">DE</span>-<span word="emphasis">emphasis</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="topics">topics</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Grammar">Grammar</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Number">Number</span> <span word="Properties">Properties</span>. <span word="IR">IR</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="funky">funky</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="formats">formats</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="questions">questions</span>. <span word="Hey">Hey</span>, <span word="sort">sort</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="table">table</span>! <span word="Pick">Pick</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="answers">answers</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="column">column</span>! <span word="You">You</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="looks">looks</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="label">label</span> <span word="says">says</span>, <span word="Integrated">Integrated</span> <span word="Reasoning">Reasoning</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="integrated">integrated</span>: <span word="it">it</span> <span word="mixes">mixes</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="Quant">Quant</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Verbal">Verbal</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="Quant">Quant</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Verbal">Verbal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="numberstake">numberstake</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="pick">pick</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="encounter">encounter</span> <span word="real">real</span>-<span word="world">world</span> <span word="datalots">datalots</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ugly">ugly</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span>. <span word="Youll">Youll</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="calculator">calculator</span> <span word="on">on</span>-<span word="screenand">screenand</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="so">so</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="IR">IR</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ugly">ugly</span> <span word="tree">tree</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="branches">branches</span>.</p>
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